Argentina’s basketball icon Manu Ginóbili is back to full fitness and playing a pivotal role for the play-off chasing San Antonio Spurs.
(Talk Argentina Basketball in our forum)
Injuries have hindered him in international competition in recent years but his performances of late with the Spurs have fuelled hopes that he will play for his country at [...]

The 2010 World Championships have a mascot and it’s the Van cat, a breed of feline that originates from the Lake Van area of southeastern Turkey. Unlike most cats, the Van cat loves water, which is why it is also known as the  ‘swimming cat’.

Discuss the Van Cat in our forum.
Sometimes the cats even have [...]

It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday.
Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the draw results that will determine the groupings for the 2010 world basketball event in Istanbul, Turkey.
The 24 [...]

This week’s quick roundup of the player performances around the world during the last few days includes discussion about Hasheem Thabeet’s two assists, Aleksandr Marić’s monster game, Von Wafer’s European adventure, Darius Songaila’s sharp-shooting, FIBA chooses the wild cards, Danilo Gallinari off the bench and more. Discuss the NBA in our forum.

It was a good night [...]

From the bottom to the top.
With the four final wild cards handed out yesterday, the World Championships of Basketball continue to take shape from the bottom up. FIBA has now decided the four countries that will lead the four groups: Argentina, Greece, Spain and USA.
These four federations will be the number one seeds in their [...]

After weeks of speculation, FIBA has chosen the four final countries, Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania, and Russia, that will represent in the 2010 World Championships of Basketball.
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The FIBA Wild Cards will determine four teams’ fates for the 2010 World Championships of basketball.
With a few days remaining before FIBA announces their selections, which countries do you think FIBA will select for the event in Turkey in 2010? Below are Interbasket’s top 11 contenders:

Cameroon
Dominican Republic
Germany
Great Britain
Korea
Lebanon
Lithuania
Nigeria
Poland
Russia
Taiwan

Seems that Interbasket members mostly agree that Russia and [...]